270 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Empathy has long been a topic of interest to psychologists, but it has been studied in a sometimes bewildering number of ways. In this volume, Mark Davis offers a thorough, evenhanded review of contemporary empathy research, especially work that has been carried out by social and personality psychologists.Davis' approach is explicitly multidimensional. He draws careful distinctions between... Read more
1. History and Definitions 2. Evolutionary Origins of Empathic Capacities 3. Assessment of Individual Differences in Empathy 4. Origins of Individual Differences in Empathy 5. Non-Affective Outcomes 6. Affective Outcomes 7. Altruism and Helping Behavior 8. Aggression and Antisocial Behavior 9. Social Relationships and Social Behavior 10. Where We Have Been and Where We Should Go
Biography
Mark H. Davis is associate professor of psychology at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
